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Compiled by the N.C. Center for Nonprofits, www.ncnonprofits.org
North Carolina’s nonprofits are vital for our quality of life – our social fabric, culture, and communities.
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Delivering needed services – food banks feed the hungry, and hospices care for the dying. |
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Educating the public on vital issues – the dangers of smoking and how to stop child abuse |
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Finding solutions – for cleaning up polluted streams, providing day care for working families. |
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Engaging people in the community – volunteering with Habitat, serving on boards. |
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Providing a voice for the voiceless – speaking for children and seniors with disabilities. |
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Improving government policies – researching and advocating to improve health and education. |
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Providing faith-based activities – houses of worship and community service projects. |
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Nurturing our culture – providing music, theatre, the arts, and ways to learn about history. |
Nonprofits provide more than 400,000 jobs – 10% of all jobs in the state, according to the Employment Security Commission.
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Nonprofits provide almost twice as many jobs as tourism in North Carolina. They provide twice as many jobs as the entire finance and insurance industry, three times more than transportation, 26 times the utility industry, and 60% more than construction (2007 data).
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An educated and dedicated part of North Carolina’s work force. Nonprofit employees are highly-educated and committed to their organizations’ missions. They are private entrepreneurs working in the public interest to solve tough problems.
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| Nonprofits put $29 billion back into North Carolina’s economy each year. |
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The nonprofit sector pays more than $10 billion in wages to North Carolinians. Though nonprofit organizations are exempt taxes, nonprofit employees pay taxes – state income taxes, local and state sales taxes, and property taxes. They also buy houses, cars, computers, groceries, clothes, home products, and all other consumer items.
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Its economic impact has more than doubled in a decade. Its $29 billion annual impact on the state’s economy compares to $12 billion in 1996. The nonprofit sector is growing faster than the business or government sectors – 14% per year for the past decade.
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“We depend on nonprofits for many of the drawing cards that make North Carolina attractive to business,” says Jim Fain, former Secretary of the N.C. Department of Commerce. “Many in business and government are becoming aware of nonprofits’ economic force. It is a key part of a vibrant economy for us.”
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Most nonprofits are very small. Only a fifth in N.C. have annual budgets of $100,000 or more. |
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But, almost 300 very large nonprofits each put more than $10 million annually into the state’s economy – e.g., private schools, universities, and hospitals.
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North Carolina has 9,400 organizations that are 501(c)(3) nonprofits with annual revenues over $25,000. Community groups smaller than this are also an important part of our civic life. |
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Nonprofits seek a wide range of funds to support their work. |
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Sources of funds for nonprofits in North Carolina include program service fees and contracts (64%), private donors and government grants (25%), and investment income (2%).
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Subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code defines charitable nonprofits as corporations, funds, or foundations that operate for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. Throughout this document, the term “nonprofits” refers to 501(c)(3) organizations with more than $25,000 in annual revenue except in the employment data, which includes all nonprofit organizations under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Reliable data is not available on nonprofits that are too small to be required to report to the IRS (i.e., with annual budgets of $25,000 or below), so they are not included in these statistics. Religious congregations are not required to file for tax exemption (and are included here only in the employment data), but this entire document does include other nonprofits with faith-based affiliations that have secured 501(c)(3) status.
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Nonprofits are struggling to respond to skyrocketing needs because of the downturn in the economy.
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Economic stress, population growth, and social problems increase the demands on nonprofits. Record numbers of people across North Carolina are seeking help at food banks, crisis assistance centers, homeless shelters, and consumer credit counseling services.
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At the same time, they are struggling to raise funds. Foundations and governments have fewer grant dollars. Rising demand for nonprofit services means they need more, not fewer, funds. Analysts predict that as many as 100,000 nonprofits will go under the next two years.
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Consider giving more this year to 2-3 nonprofits working on problems of concern to you – some to direct services and some to address the root causes of the problems.
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84% of people prefer to receive a gift that benefits someone else instead of a traditional present, according to a recent Harris Interactive study. Americans enjoy giving and receiving gifts, but do not necessarily need or care about the things they receive. Consider making donations in the names of friends and family members in lieu of purchasing presents.
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North Carolinians give more than the national average, but less than people in some Southern states.
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North Carolina taxpayers who itemize deductions give an average of 2.8% of their income – more than the 2.7% national average, but less than those in South Carolina (3%).
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North Carolina households that itemize deductions give an average of $1,355 – more than the national average ($1,319), but less than taxpayers in Virginia ($1,481)
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26% of North Carolina adults volunteer in the community, same as the national average. |
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| Tidbits on the National Nonprofit Sector |
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The nonprofit sector in the United States accounts for 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 8% of all wages and salaries paid.
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Approximately 1.4 million nonprofit organizations are registered with the IRS, and 955,000 of those are 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
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“The Nonprofit Sector in Brief: Facts and Figures,” Nonprofit Almanac 2008, The Urban Institute, © 2007.
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